Why not say that there are no good and compelling reasons why grad students who teach should not organize.
m yates
Frances Bolton (PHI) wrote:
>
> Has anyone (Tom L., Dennis?) come across any *credible* arguments against
> grad student unionizing? I am supposed to be chairing a panel on grad
> student unions next month at the AHA (Amer. Hist. Assoc--I'm there as the
> Token Woman) and my role is to give good & compelling reasons as to why
> grad sudents shouldn't organize. My initial strategy was going to be to
> talk about the prob. of being in a union that is affiliated with the
> faculty--but I want to try to avoid talking about my own union since
> another panelist is also a member of it. I do not consider the "grad
> students are not really employees" argument credible. Maybe if I do
> something on adjuncts? Any ideas? Anyone I could read that might inspire
> me?
>
> frances